Understanding Collection
Collection is something I find that is greatly misidentified and misunderstood among many riders. Instructors may drill students, trainers may drill their horses, and many [...]
Finding the Sweet Spot
Before man domesticated horses for working animals, they were prey animals. Their survival depended on their speed, agility, intelligence, and strength. Since the domestication of [...]
Confidence vs. Confusion
The Foundation a young horse gets is very important to his success later in life. A performance horse that has a good solid foundation, or [...]
Doubling and Its Importance
Doubling isn’t a maneuver you would see in a reining pattern, dressage class, cow horse event, or any other advanced performance competitions. But if it [...]
Ask Martin: Where Does the Tail Go?
Question: "Is it proper technique or a result of competition to leave the last couple of feet of your rope on the left side of [...]
Protect Your Space
The horse’s self-preservation instinctively tells him to get away whenever he is unsure of humans. Once he gets confidant that we are not going to [...]